Materials related to Armando Arias' involvement in the founding and development of California State University, Monterey Bay,
as well as academic and administrative documents from Arias' role as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean
of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Dean of Arts Humanities and Creative Technologies during 1994 to 1999. This material
consists almost exclusively of subject files Dr. Arias maintained during this time, but also includes published reports, catalogs,
and binders.

Background

In 1994, Dr. Armando Arias was called to serve as a key strategist and member of the transformation and start-up team that
created California State University, Monterey Bay campus on the site of the former Fort Ord military installation. He served
as the Founding Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Founding Dean of the Social & Behavioral Sciences and Founding
Dean of Arts Humanities & Creative Technologies. He currently serves on the faculty of the Division of Social, Behavioral
& Global Studies.

Extent

6.67 Linear Feet
(5 record cartons, 4 file boxes)

Restrictions

California State University, Monterey Bay does not hold copyright to all materials in this collection. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives Specialist. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Archives and Special Collections recognizes that it is incumbent
upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of copyright.

Availability

The collection is available for research by appointment only. Please contact Archives and Special Collections staff in advance
to request access.